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ID:5610 - Exploit for Security Features in wget - CVE-2016-4971
ID:5610 - Exploit for Security Features in wget - CVE-2016-4971
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32275
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4971
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
wget
wget
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.